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Spain swore in its new defense minister, Carme Chacon, this past Monday. Not only is she the first woman to hold the post, she's also seven months pregnant:


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Kinda puts Donald Rumsfeld's complaints about standing all day in context, doesn't it?

(Hat tip: Passport reader Eric Jon Magnuson)

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7:53 PM ET

April 16, 2008

That is fucking awesome. In

That is fucking awesome. In fact, almost too much awesome. It is awesome overload.

 

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